Pain and itch in a dish: Scientists convert human skin cells into sensory neurons

Pain and itch in a dish: Scientists convert human skin cells into sensory neurons. ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141125104338.htm (accessed November 26, 2014).

Source: The Scripps Research Institute

These neurons are also affected by spinal cord injury and involved in Friedreich's ataxia.


Journal Reference: Selective conversion of fibroblasts into peripheral sensory neurons. Joel W Blanchard, Kevin T Eade, Attila Szűcs, Valentina Lo Sardo, Rachel K Tsunemoto, Daniel Williams, Pietro Paolo Sanna, Kristin K Baldwin. Nature Neuroscience, 2014; DOI: 10.1038/nn.3887